The Art of Anatomy in Medieval EuropeTaylor McCallLabel: Reaktion BooksDescription: This book is the first modern history of medieval European anatomical images. Richly illustrated it explores the many ways in which medieval surgeons doctors monks and artists understood and depicted human anatomy. Taylor McCall refutes the common misconception that Renaissance artists and anatomists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Andreas Vesalius were the ‘fathers’ of anatomy and the first to perform scientific human dissection; on the contrary she proves these Renaissance figures drew upon centuries of visual and written tradition in their works.This interdisciplinary book will appeal to general audiences interested in the history of the body and medical professionals curious about the history of their discipline as well as historians of art medicine and medieval culture.
